[3] International Falls is located on the Rainy River directly across from Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada.

International Falls is nicknamed the "Icebox of the Nation,” with an average of 109.4 days per year with a high temperature below 32 °F (0 °C).

On August 10, 1901, the village was incorporated and two years later its name was changed to International Falls in recognition of the river's role as a border between the United States and Canada.

Purchased by Boise Cascade Corporation in 1965, and sold to an investment group in 2003, the company remains the largest business and employer in the area.

[6] International Falls, with its relatively central position in the North American continent, has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb), with long, bitterly cold winters and humid, warm summers and is part of USDA Plant hardiness zone 3a.

International Falls has long promoted itself as the "Icebox of the Nation"; however, the trademark for the slogan has been challenged on several occasions by the small town of Fraser, Colorado.

The two towns came to an agreement in 1986, when International Falls paid Fraser $2,000 to relinquish its "official" claim.

[11] International Falls submitted photographic proof that its 1955 Pee Wee hockey team traveled to Boston, Massachusetts with the slogan.

[12] After several years of legal battles, the United States Patent and Trademark Office officially registered the slogan with International Falls on January 29, 2008, Registration Number 3375139.

[23] On Friday, July 16, 2021, CherryRoad Media Inc. distributed Volume 1, Issue 1 of its newest publication, the Rainy Lake Gazette.

Each year, the Backus Performing Arts Series presents a number of musical and stage productions to the local community.

The WPA was the largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing individuals to carry out public works projects.

It is mostly used for general aviation but is also served by Delta Air Lines which has two daily flights to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport using the Bombardier CRJ-700 jet airliner.

The Minnesota, Dakota and Western Railway operates a 4 mi (6.4 km) line between International Falls and Ranier.

Port Code : 3604 A Sears Diehard car battery commercial was filmed in International Falls in the 1970s, playing on the city's extremely cold winter climate to promote the longevity and effectiveness of the product.

It led to a parody ad – aired several times in the first (1975) season of Saturday Night Live – promoting a geriatric product.